--- title: "John Hodgman: Comedian, Special & Podcast | D.O.C." description: "John Hodgman: the special Ragnarok, the podcast Judge John Hodgman and 3 screen credits. An American humorist, author and comedian from Brookline…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-john-hodgman.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian · New York, NY # John Hodgman Also known as John Kellogg Hodgman ## Who John Hodgman is John Hodgman is an American humorist, author and comedian from Brookline, Massachusetts, who turned deadpan false expertise into a career: his satirical almanac trilogy — The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require and That Is All — contains almost no factual information and made him a star of the Daily Show, where he served as Resident Expert, and of Apple's Get a Mac ads, where he played the PC opposite Justin Long. His Netflix comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok, taped around a doomsday-eve show at Brooklyn's Bell House, arrived in 2013. He presides over the long-running Judge John Hodgman podcast, settling listeners' disputes with mock-judicial gravity, was headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner, and his memoir Vacationland was a finalist for the 2018 Thurber Prize for American Humor. ## Follow their dates Put them in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw them live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **Born** 1971 **Based in** New York, NY **From** Brookline, Massachusetts **Stand-up specials** Ragnarok **Podcasts** Judge John Hodgman **On screen** The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Apple's Get a Mac campaign and Married **WTF with Marc Maron** Episode 782, 2017 **Official site** [johnhodgman.com ↗](http://www.johnhodgman.com/) ## Is John Hodgman on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: [johnhodgman.com ↗](http://www.johnhodgman.com/). Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Are they coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow them and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want them in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out around their show →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### Stand-up specials - **Ragnarok** Netflix, 2013 ### On screen - **The Daily Show with Jon Stewart** contributor, Comedy Central - **Apple's Get a Mac campaign** the PC - **Married** FX, 2014 ### Podcasts - **Judge John Hodgman** host ## Comedians like John Hodgman Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town. - [David Feldman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-david-feldman.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - [Trevor Noah](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-trevor-noah.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - [Al Madrigal](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-al-madrigal.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - [Matt Koff](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-koff.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - [Paul Mecurio](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paul-mecurio.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - [Rory Albanese](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rory-albanese.html) also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1971** Born 2. **2013** Ragnarok (Netflix, 2013) Special 3. **2014** Married (FX, 2014) On screen 4. **2017** WTF with Marc Maron, episode 782 WTF ## In the news - [A Triumph of Child Acting Won Late Night This Week](http://www.vulture.com/article/a-triumph-of-child-acting-won-late-night-this-week.html) Vulture · 30 October 2026 ## Questions and answers ### Where is John Hodgman performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: [johnhodgman.com ↗](http://www.johnhodgman.com/). ### What stand-up specials have they released? Ragnarok. ### What podcast do they host? Judge John Hodgman. ### Where can I watch their stand-up specials? As each special's credit gives it: Netflix (Ragnarok, 2013). ### What TV shows and films are they in? The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (contributor, Comedy Central), Apple's Get a Mac campaign (the PC) and Married (FX, 2014). ### Where are they from? From Brookline, Massachusetts. ### Where are they based? New York, NY, as their record gives it. ### What is their official website? [johnhodgman.com ↗](http://www.johnhodgman.com/). ### How old are they? They were born in 1971, so they turn 55 in 2026. ### Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron? Yes — episode 782, 2017 ([the episode ↗](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-782-joe-derosa-john-hodgman-jesse-thorn)). ### Who are some comedians like them? [David Feldman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-david-feldman.html) (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), [Trevor Noah](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-trevor-noah.html) (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), [Al Madrigal](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-al-madrigal.html) (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), [Matt Koff](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-koff.html) (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) and [Paul Mecurio](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paul-mecurio.html) (also in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart). ## Is this you? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/john-hodgman** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-john-hodgman.html) [Their own site ↗](http://www.johnhodgman.com/) ### Sources - [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgman) Born 3 June 1971 in Brookline; satirical trilogy; the PC in Get a Mac; Daily Show contributor; Netflix special John Hodgman: Ragnarok aired 20 June 2013;… - [Wikidata (Q329372) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329372) American author and humorist; official website johnhodgman.com (as of 13 November 2026) - [WTF with Marc Maron, episode 782 ↗](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-782-joe-derosa-john-hodgman-jesse-thorn) WTF appearance Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026